ROCKFORD - It was a night to remember for the Rockford IceHogs' second-largest AHL home crowd ever Saturday night.

And not just for the game - a much-needed, come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals. What the BMO Harris Bank Center turnout of 6,504 will talk about just as much going forward was The Delay.

The game was interrupted for 66 minutes after the first intermission, as the ice was deemed unplayable. Both teams were returned to their locker rooms while two Zambonis removed all the color on Pink in the Rink Night.

The game was Rockford's fifth annual Pink in the Rink game, and its fourth sellout of the season.

It appeared the night might even be extended further because it was 1-1 with just over three minutes remaining. But that's when Garret Ross and Brandon Mashinter perfectly executed a 2-on-1, with Mashinter cashing in at 16:51. Ross got an assist, as did Brandon Pirri, his 200th point as a pro.

Rockford had dropped four straight, all by one goal, and had won just three of its last 16 games. It now has prevented power-play goals in five of its previous seven games after stopping the Ads once Saturday.

Milwaukee, which was 3-0-1-0 against Rockford this season, now has lost its last six road games.

The first period was uneventful until Milwaukee's Vinny Saponari faked out two IceHogs defenders, spun and slid a backhander past goalie Jason LaBarbera at 16:59.

Milwaukee outshot Rockford 12-11 in the first.

Rockford evened it on Brad Winchester's 13th score of the season on a power play at 16:00 of the second. Pirri got his 199th professional point with an assist.

Rockford outshot Milwaukee 12-3 in the middle period.

Notes: The third-in-three nights series ends at 5 p.m. today at Milwaukee, where the Ads have dropped only three games in regulation this season. .. The three-game set was the first time Milwaukee faced a foe three times in three days since 2008. . The Ads' backup goalie was Hannu Toivonen, who played 55 games for Rockford (2009-11). . Kent Simpson started in net the previous four meetings with Milwaukee. . The Ads had outshot six of their last seven opponents before being outshot 31-27. . Marek Mazanec has allowed exactly two goals in nine of his 10 starts with the Ads after doing so again Saturday.